Posted in Books on April 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I heard about Kurt Vonnegut’s death this morning while getting ready for work. Not a good start to the day to hear that one of your favorite authors is gone, smashing your hopes of ever reading an unexpected new novel or short story by him. I guess it sounds sort of greedy, though. By some [...]
Posted in Books, Knitting, tagged Mermaid, Socks on April 5, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday was filled with more knitterly goodness in my hometown of Chicago. Amy Singer was in town at Loopy Yarns, signing copies of her new book No Sheep for You, showing off the designs, and chatting with all the folks in the shop. If by any chance Amy runs across this entry and sees the [...]
Posted in Books, Food on October 18, 2006 | No Comments »
I’ve been thinking about food a lot lately. This is partly because I’ve been on a diet, partly because of the whole e. coli/spinach fiasco, and partly because of a fabulous book I recently finished: The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan.
When Omnivore’s Dilemma was released in April 2006, I snatched it up at the bookstore. [...]
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